Calories Burned Activity Chart

The Amount of Calories Burned by Activity

An active diet is one which includes the following three factors:

1. Eating plan based on Food Pyramid and their Food Groups. These include the following groups: grains, fruits, vegetables, proteins and dairy foods. The human body requires more grain servings than any other Food Group. Proteins, which have been highlighted stringently by manufacturers, aren't required by the body in vast amounts and in excess pose negative health risks to the body. It only requires 2-3 servings daily; example: 1/2 cup of pinto beans and 3 ounces of fish equals two servings of protein.

2. Moderate activity. We have posted our data chart below on activity so that you can readily see how many calories that each particular one burns.

3. Activity balanced with relaxation which includes rest and doing things that you enjoy, such as a favorite hobby.

Calories Burned Amid Activity Chart

The column titled 'House Chores' includes commonly performed tasks in the home such as folding laundry, light vacuuming, dusting, making the bed and doing the dishes by hand.

'Push-Mowing' is mowing a lawn using a hand-pushed mower. If mowing occurs during extreme cold temperatures, the body generally burns more energy as it works to keep the body's temperatures regulated.

The data for 'Golf' is based on walking the course - no carts used for transporting from one hole to the next.

Dancing calories are based on moderate pace.

"WEIGHT" is the amount of body weight that the caloric burn is based upon.

When 'Rugby, Touch Football, Golf, Basketball' are mentioned, this means the amount of energy one can burn by playing them.

Our data is based on 15 minutes of activity. If activity lasts 30 minutes, then twice the amount of calories will be burned. For 45 minutes, three times the amount which is burned for 15 minutes - and so forth.

Based on 15 Minutes of Activity

Data on this Page Copyrighted by Diet Bites*

Activity

Rowing,
Rugby,
Jump Rope

Climbing Rocks OR Stairs

Raking,
Gardening,
Hiking, Basketball,
Canoeing

Racquetball,
Soccer

Volleyball

Touch Football

Tennis Doubles,
Dancing, Baseball

Playing
Piano

Push-Mowing, Ballet

House Chores

Martial Arts, Cycling, Aerobics, Brisk Walk

Kissing

Golf, Walking the Dog

Frisbee

WEIGHT

CALORIES BURNED (KCALS EXPENDED)

105

127

95

67

80

101

97

62

33

57

26

77

12

46

38

110

133

100

70

84

106

102

65

35

59

27

81

13

48

40

115

139

104

73

89

110

106

68

36

62

29

85

13

50

41

120

145

109

75

93

115

111

70

38

65

30

88

14

52

43

125

151

113

77

97

120

115

73

39

68

31

92

15

54

45

130

157

118

78

104

125

120

76

41

70

33

96

16

57

47

140

169

127

82

111

134

129

82

44

76

35

103

17

61

50

150

181

136

88

117

144

138

88

47

81

38

110

18

65

54

160

193

145

93

126

154

147

93

50

86

40

118

19

70

57

170

205

155

99

133

163

157

99

54

92

44

125

20

74

61

180

217

164

106

141

173

166

105

57

97

46

132

22

78

65

190

229

173

111

148

182

175

110

60

103

48

140

23

83

68

200

241

182

117

155

192

184

116

63

108

51

147

24

87

72

210

253

191

123

163

202

193

122

66

113

54

154

25

91

76

220

265

200

128

170

211

202

127

69

119

56

162

26

96

79

230

277

209

135

177

221

211

133

72

124

59

169

27

100

83

240

289

219

139

185

230

221

139

76

130

62

176

28

104

86

250

301

228

148

193

240

230

145

79

135

64

184

30

109

90

Activity is Energizing

A Cat's Tale

The neighbors have an old raunchy cat named Blanket who sometimes get a burr in his tail and goes on the roundabouts. He may stay gone for a couple of days at a time, searching for who knows what?

Anyway, during his time away he is extremely active. We sometimes see him running like a fraidy cat in the back area of our house or in our woods while he is on his roundabouts.

He always comes up to eat at his master's house before scampering back off into his wild, concrete jungle.

We've noticed that the more activity that he has, the more energetic he appears to be. When the neighbors first got him, he was quite lazy. Not anymore....

Activity Equals Caloric Burn

When his adventure is ended, he is much visibly-lighter than it began due to all the activity.

Keep in mind that he returns home for his meals.

We can learn a lesson from Blanket about how activity keeps our weight under control.

It works best with a healthy diet, though, so we must keep that fact in mind. Activity with an unhealthy diet just isn't going to wow our weight loss scales OR our bodies.